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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What nickname does Vittoria's family sometimes use for her?
2. What does Nella tell Giovanna when she says she wants to see Vittoria?
3. What confuses Giovanna about Enzo's face in his picture?
4. What habit does Vittoria engage in that Giovanna does not see most other people in her life doing?
5. When does Vittoria tell Nella she will bring Giovanna back from their trip in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Giovanna feel about Vittoria after their first meeting?
2. What is one major source of tension between Giovanna and her parents in Part I?
3. What does Giovanna overhear her father telling her mother about her two years before he leaves the family?
4. What do Giovanna and Angela frequently do that makes Ida feel left out when all three girls sleep over together?
5. What does Giovanna realize her father Andrea is very attached to for the first time in Part II?
6. According to Vittoria, what happened between she and Andrea that began their big fight?
7. What does Giovanna witness between her mother, Nella, and Mariano one night that shocks her in Part II?
8. How does Vittoria think Andrea is responsible for Enzo's death?
9. What does Vittoria implore Giovanna to do regarding her parents in Part II?
10. Why does Vittoria tell Giovanna that Giovanna's father avoids cemeteries?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Giuliana seem so desperately insecure in regards to her self-worth and her relationship with Roberto? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What does Giovanna notice is different about her father's attitudes towards the family he grew up in - towards his siblings and his parents - than almost everyone else she knows in Naples? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your findings.
Essay Topic 3
What does Giovanna's impulsive decision to tell Vittoria about observing a possibly flirtatious moment between her mother and Mariano bring about in terms of plot action in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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